Stitched-down-shoe constbttction



S. J. PENTLER AND 0. R. SHORT.

STITCHED DOWN SHOE CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 12. I919.

.1 ,3 1 5, 6 37 Patented Sept. 9, 1919.

ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.SIGMUND JOSEPH PEN'I'LER AND OTTO 3. SHORT, OF WAUSAU, WISCONSIN.

STITCHEIO-DOWN-SHOE CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters iatent.

Patented Sept. 9, 1919.

Application filed April 12, 1919. Serial No, 289,579.

7b all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat we, SIGMUND Josnrn Inn'rmin and O'r'ro R. SHORT, citizens of the United States, and residents of Wausau, 1n the county of Marathon and State of Wiscousin, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Stitched-Down-Shoe Construction; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

Our invention relates to new and useful improvements in the fastening of the mlddle sole to the inner sole of a stitched-down shoe.

It is highly desirable to provide a means of fastening the middle sole to the inner sole in. a manner which is more secure and permanent in nature than the cement or other adhesive material which has been heretofore used and which avoids the occurrence of clenched fastening projections on the foot engaging surface of the inner sole.

It is the object of our invention to provide an arrangement which may be most readily and conveniently effected to secure the middle sole to the inner sole in a manner embodying the aforerecited advantages.

More particularly, it is our object to provide the inner sole with means which will firmly secure the middle sole in place after the same is applied thereto.

l/Vith the above and other objects in view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, our invention resides in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter described and defined by the appended claim, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment might be made by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 represents a shoe, partly in section and partly in side elevation, in the process of manufacture.

F ig. 2 is a plan view of the inner sole.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view through the inner sole using a modified form of fastening means, and

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but using a further modified form of fastening means.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, 5 designates the upper of a stitched-down shoe, which is lasted on an inner sole comprising upper and lower sections 6 and 7 respectively connected in the usual manner by stitching 8 along their mar ginal edges, it beingappreciated that the sections of the inner sole are sewed together as a umt prior to lasting the upper thereon.

In carrying out our invention, fastening members are passed through the lower section of the inner sole having retaining portlons which are disposed between the sections of the inner soles when the same are sewed together, said retaining portions being thus embedded in the completed inner sole. In Fig. 1, these fastener members are similar in type to common paper fasteners, each comprising a flat head portion 9 disposed between the inner sole sections and having a flattened pair of prongs 10 extending therefrom through the bottom section of the inner sole and adapted to pass through suitable registering openings 11 in the middle sole 12 when the same is applied to the inner sole. After the middle sole is applied the free end portions of the prongs are bent laterally at 13 to lie against the bottom face of the middle sole and thus effect a permanent and effective securement of the middle sole to the inner sole in a manner embodying economy and manufacturing steps, and conducing to a desired flat and comfortable shape of the sole portion of the completed shoe.

As shown in Fig. 3, the fastening means may comprise nails havin their heads 14 disposed between the section of the inner soles and having their shanks 15 extending through the bottom section 7 to be passed through the middle sole as it is applied and cleinched on the bottom face of the middle so e.

We may also utilize cords 16 as the fastoning members, each cord being passed through a pair of openings in the bottom section 7, the bight of the cord between the openings forming the retaining portion of the fastening member. In the use of said cords they would be passed through previously formed openings in the middle sole, their ends being tied together on the bottom of the middle sole.

It will be appreciated that any other single fastening means may be employed which carries out the essential idea of our invention, consisting in the utilization of fastening members passed through the lower section of the inner sole and having their retaining portions disposed between the layers of the inner sole to thus afford a smooth With an inner sole comprising a pair of sections and a middle sole of fastening ineinhers passed through the lower section of the inner sole and through:the niddle sole and having retaining portions engaging the bottom face of theiniddle sole and the top 10 face of the lower section of the inner sole.

In 1 testimony that We clainr the foregoing We have hereunto set our hands at WVausau, in the county of Marathon and State of Vie SIGMUND JOSEPH PENTLER.

OTTO R. SHORT.

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